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Is Your Leadership Model Built to Scale?

As companies grow, the decision-making models that once fueled early success can quietly start to slow progress. In this episode, Taylor Griffin and Courtney Hamilton explore how organizations can design decision-making systems built for scale, moving beyond the common “hub and spoke” model that creates bottlenecks and drag. They share strategies to help leaders create […]
Read moreThe Leadership Advantage: What AI Can’t Lead
Generative AI (GenAI) has taken center stage in business strategy. Across industries, CEOs are moving fast - deploying models, automating tasks, and driving transformation. Shareholders expect speed and boards want results. The playbook seems straightforward: whoever moves first, wins.
Read moreBattery Life: Managing Energy

In this episode, John Nasr and Liz Kelly explore a leadership skill that rarely gets the attention it deserves: managing energy. They look at how a leader’s presence influences team dynamics in internal meetings, client interactions, and executive forums and how those signals shape how others respond. Drawing on their coaching work with senior executives, […]
Read moreBuilt on Trust: How Leaders Drive Performance

In this episode, Courtney Hamilton and John Nasr unpack how trust shapes performance on high-functioning teams and why it’s a critical part of effective leadership. They explore the core components of trust—credibility, reliability, and connection—and explain how consistent leadership behavior strengthens alignment and drives results. Along the way, they share practical tools like the “ask […]
Read moreFraming the Future: The Architecture of AI Readiness
Generative AI has moved from pilot programs to a defining feature of enterprise transformation. As Microsoft’s 2025 Work Trend Index highlights, the early phase of experimentation that signaled ambition is giving way to a more demanding challenge: building organizations that can consistently and effectively integrate AI at scale.
Read moreMaking Room to Lead

In this episode, John Nasr and Liz Kelly explore how strong leaders build capacity by establishing systems to drive consistency, delegating effectively to stay focused, and structuring teams for scalability. They unpack the role of a solid management operating system and the impact of well-run meetings while also sharing practical ways to balance high-potential talent […]
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